Plinia rivularis
| Plinia rivularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Plinia |
| Species: | P. rivularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Plinia rivularis, commonly known as yva poroity, jaboticabarana, jabúriti,[3] guapuriti, cambucá peixoto,[4] jabuticaba de cacho, or piuna[5] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
Distribution
Plinia rivularis is found in coastal forests, atlantic rainforest, and high altitude forests, in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Trinidad.[6]
Description
The plant is an evergreen tree which can grow to between 6 and 11 metres tall. It produces edible, reddish-orange fruit, up to 20mm in diameter.[6] The leaves are between 7.5 and 10 cm long, and between 3 and 4 cm wide.[7]
References
- ^ "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman Jaboticabarana, jabúriti". Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Frutíferas Plinia rivularis / guaburiti ou cambucá-peixoto". e-jardim.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "PLINIA RIVULARIS FAMILIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Plinia rivularis". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Amorim; Alves, Marccus (2012). "Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil". Phytotaxa. 40 (1): 33–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6.